[Intro — The Minister Speaks] “Brothers. Sisters. You think you know the cat. You do not know the cat. Not until you have heard the roar inside it. Not until you have seen the hunger in its eyes. Not until you have felt the silence when the purr stops.” “Today, we speak of the law.” ⸻ [Commandments — The Choir Responds After Each] 🎙️ The First Commandment: “A well-fed cat is a safe cat.” (CHOIR: “Amen.”) 🎙️ The Second Commandment: “A hungry cat is a lion in disguise.” (CHOIR: “Hallelujah.”) 🎙️ The Third Commandment: “When the purr stops, you have already been warned.” (CHOIR: “Glory.”) 🎙️ The Fourth Commandment: “The eyes will change. Narrow. Black. Unforgiving.” (CHOIR: “The eyes will change!”) 🎙️ The Fifth Commandment: “Do not place your hand between the hunter and its meat.” (CHOIR: “Never, never.”) ⸻ [The Minister Speaks] “From the alleys of Brixton to the plains of Kenya. From the rooftops to the veldt. All cats hear the same roar inside them when they hunger. All cats wear Africa in their blood.” “You thought you had a pet. But hunger does not know pet. Hunger remembers only the hunt.” ⸻ [Call and Response] 🎙️ “Who here has seen the tail flick in silence?” (CHOIR: “I have seen.”) 🎙️ “Who here has felt the paw stop purring and start striking?” (CHOIR: “I have felt.”) 🎙️ “Who here has stood between the cat and its hunger?” (CHOIR: “Never again.”) ⸻ [Closing Benediction] “So feed them before the roar begins. Feed them before the tail speaks. Feed them before the silence falls. Or stand ready to meet the law written in claw and fang.” “Because every cat — from the stray in your garden to the lion under the sun — remembers the roar. And so must you.” (CHOIR: “The roar.”) (CHOIR: “The roar.”) (CHOIR: “The roar.”) (Soft organ fades, leaving only the whisper of claws on stone.)
